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Plants
A thick-limbed savanna oak with fringed acorn caps and corky twigs that shrug off prairie fire.
Field facts
HabitatSavannas, floodplain edges, old pastures
RangeStatewide; classic in northern savanna remnants
When to lookLarge acorns August to October
StatusSecure (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesSwamp White Oak, White Oak
Field note: The largest acorns of any Indiana oak, with a mossy cap covering most of the nut.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Open-grown veterans are irreplaceable; do not climb or hang gear from limbs.
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